Fare box



S. J. BELL Oct. 31, 1933.

FARE BUX Original Filed March 26, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet l I N VEN TOR ATTORNEY.

s. J. BELL 1,932,614

FARE BOX Original Filed March 26, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet- 2,

A33 4 /Z/ A30 A TTORN E Y.

Oct. 31, 1933. 5 J. BELL 1,932,614

FARE BOX Original Filed March 26, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Oct. 31, 1933 FARE BOX Samuel. 'J. Bell, Springfield, Mass,assignor, by mesne assignments, to Ohmer Fare Register Company, Dayton,Ohio, a corporation of New York Application March 26,

1929, Serial No. 349,922

Renewed April 14, 1933 16 Claims.

My invention relates generally to improvements in fare boxes of the typeof that which forms the subject of United States Letters Patent No.1,499,904, dated July 1, 1924, and specifically to improvements in thebox of said patent; and the primary object or" said invention is furtherto increase the safety of a box of this character and its capability ofguarding or protecting the contents of the same from the time any coin,

1g token, or ticket is deposited therein by the purchaser until it isremoved therefrom by a duly authorized ofiicial, to the end that theftbetween such periods is practically impossible.

As factors in accomplishing the above-named object mention is made of afour-point, semiautomatic lock which must be worked through before thecash drawer, once properly inserted in the case, can be removed, andwhereby the shutter for the cover of said drawer is'closec. and lockedbefore such removal is possible, checks in case of mutilation of orimproper interference with certain parts for the purpose ofsurreptitiouslygaining access to the cash drawer and unlawfullyabstracting the contents therefrom, and visual checks readily observableby an inspector. I i

A further object is to effect the ringing of the bell associated withthe register only after said register has been operated torecord thefare each time, and thus render it impossible to manip'dlate theregister in a manner to prevent recording while at the same timesounding the bell.

Another object is to provide the box Withbaflle plates of acharacterthat practically precludes removal of acoin, token, or ticket with theaid of a piece of string or Wire.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the followingdescription.

A preferred embodiment of the invention, whereby I attain the objectsand secure the advantages of the same, is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and I will proceed to describe invention withreference to said drawings, although it is to be understood that theform, construction, arrangement, etc., of the parts in various aspectsbe varied or modified witliout departing from the spirit of theinvention, or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

In the drawings, which like numerals designate like parts throughout theseveral views, Figure 1 is a side elevation, with parts broken away andin sectionto disclose interior construction, and a portion broken out toshorten the view, of

, a fare box which embodies'a practical form of my invention asaforesaid; Fig. 2, a rearelevation of the upper portion of the receivinghopper and of the register plate and register; Fig. 3, a frontelevation, with parts broken away and in section, to disclose interiorconstruction, and a portion broken out as in the first view, of'said'box; Fig. 4', an end elevation of the tell-tale replacer; Fig. 5, a sideelevation of said replacer, air intermediate portion being broken out;Fig. 6, a Vertical section through the box taken on lines 66, looking inthe direction of the associated arrow, in Fig. 3';

Fig. 7, a section through the upper portion of the box on lines 7 7,looking in the direction of the associated arrow, in Fig. 6; Fig. 8, avertical section taken on 1ines8'8', looking in the direction of theassociated arrow, in Fig. '7; Fig, 9, a horizontal section through'theobservatory, taken on lines99, in Fig. 6; Fig. 10, a sectional detailshowing the shutte'r-holding arm in operative position; Fig. 11, adetail of the parts and members appearing in the preceding view, buttaken at right-angles thereto; Fig. 12, a bottom plan: of a portion ofthe drawer cover, shutter, and latch mechanism, showing said shutter"fully" closed and locked; Fig. 13, a similar View showing the shutterpartially closed and locked; Fig. 14'; a detail of said latch mechanismwith the bolt set Fig. 15, a'bottoin plan of said cover, shutter, andlatch mechanism, the shutter being shown at the forward end of itstravel, with the latch bolt released from its detent; Fig. 16, afrontelevation of the case and drawer locking'meCha nisms, the frontsides ofthe case and drawer being cut away and said mechanisms being normallydisposed; Fig. 17, an operative detail of: said last-named mechanisms";Fig. 18, a sectional detail of the discharge hopper and inspectionplates, and, Fig. 19, a rear elevationof the drawer key-operated lock.

The casing of this fare box comprises'a casel in the front of which is alarge opening to receive a cash drawer 2, and in the t'OpbfWhich-isalarge opening represented at 3 in Fig. 6, and a small opening or slotrepresented'ate in Figs; 16' and 17, the slot being in front of thesecondnamed opening; an observatory 5 mounted on a base 10 that in turnis mounted directly on' tlie top of said case, said observatory beingopen at the top and bottom and said base beingope'nin thecenterj'anda'receiving hopper 11 mounted on said observatory.

At thebottom of the case 1 are two trac s lz extending longitudinally orbetween the front? and back of said, case. The tracks 12" are adapted toreceive thereon the bottom of thedrawer 2,

' the hopper 21.

and said bottom is provided with two ribs 13 to engage said tracks onthe inner sides thereof and guide said drawer in a straight course. Tofacilitate the introduction of the drawer 2 into the case 1 and onto thetracks 12, each of the latter at its forward terminal on top is inclineddownwardly and forwardly, as shown at 14 in Figs. 1 and 6. The bottom ofthe case 1 between the tracks 12 may be open.

The observatory is made up of glass plates and metallic corner-pieceslocated between the base and an exterior flange 15 at the upper end of abaffle hopper 16 which extends down into said observatory. The receivinghopper 11 has a flanged base 17 which is received on the flange 15. Fourbolts 18 and the same number of nuts 19 and washers 20 are employed tofasten together securely the hoppers 11 and 16 and the base 10, with theglass plates and corner-pieces between. Each bolt 18 passes down throughthe base 17, the flange 15, the observatory 5, the base 10, and the topof the case 1, also through an exterior lug on a discharge hopper 21located in said case below the opening 3, to receive one of the washers20 and one of the nuts 19 thereon under said lug. A tube 22, of yieldingmaterial, through which each bolt 18 also passes, separates the glassfrom the bolt, and cushions 23-23 at the top and bottom of the glassprevent the same from coming into contact with the flange 15 above andthe base 10 below-see Fig. 3.

The base 10 has sloping front and back pieces 2424 and sloping sidepieces 2525 which extend downwardly into the case opening 3 onto theupper edge of the discharge hopper 21. The base pieces 24 projectslightly beyond the front and back edges at the top of the hopper 21,while the base pieces 25 at their inner edges are flush with the sideedges at the top of said hopper.

The drawer 2 is provided with a cover 26 in the top of which is anopening 27 located directly beneath the opening in the bottom of thedischarge hopper 21, when said drawer is in place in the case 1, and ofthe same size and shape as said last-named opening. There is justsufficient space between the tops of the tracks 12 and the bottom of thehopper 21 to admit the drawer2. The inclined pieces 24 and 25 of thebase 10 form a short funnel leading from the interior of the observatory5 to the interior of The cover 26 is provided with a shutter 28 in whichis an opening 29 of the same size and shape as the cover opening 27 andcan be located directly under the same, when there is a-continuouspassage from the open mouth at the top of the receiving hopper 11 to theinterior of the drawer 2, such passage leading through said hopper, thebaffle hopper 16, the observatory 5, the base 10, the discharge hopper21, the cover 26, and the shutter 28.

Normally the top of the hopper 21 is closed by means of two inspectionplates 30. These plates are secured adjacent to their outer (whenhorizontally disposed) longitudinal edges to two horizontal rock shafts31 and 32 journaled in the front and back sides of the hopper 21 nearthe top. The plates 30, when horizontally and normally disposed, meet attheir free longitudinal edges, and bear against the parts of the bottomedges of the pieces 24 that project inwardly over the open upper end ofthe hopper 21, which edges limit the upward movement of said plates.Atthis time the aforesaid passage through the casing is closed.

The objects dropped into the hopper 11 find their way quickly to theplates where they can be inspected before being dumped into the hopper21. The mechanism for holding and operating the plates 30 will next bedescribed.

Mounted on and rigidly secured to the shaft 31 at the forward terminalis an operating lever 33 which extends upwardly through the slot 4 inthe case 1, and mounted on and secured to the shaft 32 at the forwardterminal is a rocker arm 34. A lever 35 is pivotally connected at 36with a depending lug 3'7 in the case 1. A link 38 has its forwardterminal pivotally connected at 39 with the lever 33, and the otherterminal pivotally connected at 40 with the lower or forward (accordingto position) terminal of the lever 35, and a link 41 has its forwardterminal pivotally connected at 42 with the upper or rear (according toposition) terminal of said firstnamed lever, and the other terminalpivotally connected at 43 with the free terminal of the arm 34. A spring44 extends between the pivot 43 and a pin 45 on the link 38, and tendscon-' stantly to rock the shaft 31 to the right and the shaft 32 to theleft, through the medium of the links 38 and 41 and the lever 35, andowing to the location of the pivot 39 on the lever 33, and thus normallyto retain the inspection plates 30 up under and in contact with the basepieces 24, as clearly shown in Fig. 16.

Upon rocking the lever 33 to the left, against the resiliency of thespring 44, the shafts 31 and 32 are rocked in the directions to swingthe plates 30 down into a vertical position, as indicated by brokenlines in Figs. 17 and 18, said lever acting directly on said first-namedshaft and indirectly or through the intervening parts and members onsaid second-named shaft. In this manner the object or objects, if any,on the plates 30 are dumped into the hopper 21. Upon the release of thelever 33 the spring 44 immediately contracts and brings about an actionof the parts and members then controlled by said spring, including theplates 38, whereby the latter are closed.

The lever 33 has a disc-like hub, as will have been observed, and insuch hub is an indentation or notch 46. This notched hub is a part ofthe locking and releasing mechanism for the drawer 2 including the cover26 and the shutter 28.

The drawer 2 has an exterior handle'47 at the front end, also a key lock48, and is equipped at the back end with another key lock 49.

Referring to Fig. 19, wherein a rear elevation of the lock 48 appears,it will be seen that a link 50 has one terminal pivotally connected at51 with an eccentrically arranged member 52 of said lock, and the otherterminal pivotally connected at 53 with a horizontal bolt 54 whichslides in a passage through a projection 55 integral with the drawer 2.The projection 55 extends inwardly from the left hand side of the drawer2, and the passage therethrough opens at the inner end adjacent to thelock 48 and at the outer end through said side. Thus the bolt 54 can beprojected with its outer terminal behind the left-hand vertical flange(56) which bounds the drawer opening in the front of the case 1 on thatside.

When the lock 48 is operated by its key (not shown) in one direction,the bolt 54 is advanced by the lock member 52, through the medium of thelink50, until the free terminal of said bolt is behind the flange 55,and, when said lock is operated in the opposite direction, said bolt,through the same medium as before, is retracted.

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When the drawer 2 is pushed into'the case 1 as far as possible, and thebolt 54 advanced, the latter locks said-drawer securely in place in saidcase, but, upon retracting said bolt, said drawer is left free to bewithdrawn from said case, so far as the lock 48 is concerned.

I The lock 49 is equipped with oppositely disposed, horizontal bolts56-56, of the springpressed type. These bolts are locatedinside of thedrawer 2 a short distance from'the back side and a short distance fromthe top of said drawer. At the forward end of the cover 26 are two'lugs57 that are receivable in two openings 58 in the front of the drawer 2near the top thereof. The lugs 57 when in place are discernible throughthe openings 58 in which they are then located, and so afford visualevidence from the outside that the cover 26 is in place on the drawerand in the upper part of the same. Thus the lugs 5'7 serve thepurpose ofsecuring the cover 26 at the front end, and as a means of disclosing thepresence of said cover to any observer. Adjacent to the rear end of thecover 26, underneath, are two depending, hooked lugs 59 in position tosnap into engagement with the lock bolts 56, when said end of said coveris forced downwardly. The lock lugs 59 depend from a transverse bar 60that has its ends secured by screws or other means to two lugs 61 on thebottom of the cover 26, which lugs are received in the rear corners ofthe drawer 2 when said cover is in place. I

In applying the cover 26 to the drawer 2, the lugs 57 are first insertedin the openings 58, said cover being tilted to permit this to be done,and

then the cover is laid down on the top of said drawer, with the lugs 61in the back corners, suflicient force being employed to snap the lookinglugs 59 into engagement with the bolts 56, unless said bolts be inretracted position at the time, in which latter event they are advancedwith the aid of the key (not shown) to engage said locking lugs. Thecover is now held immovably on the drawer, with parts extending downinside of said drawer, and can not be removed until the lock 49 isoperated to withdraw the bolts 56 from engagement with the lugs 59, whenthe rear end of the cover can be lifted out and off of the drawer, andthe cover moved to withdraw the lugs 57 from the front end of saiddrawer.

The lugs 61, lugs 62 and63 at the front end from which the lugs 57project, parallel flanges 64 having at their inner ends lugs 65 and 66respectively, and an extension flange 67, all on the under side of thecover 26, form guides between which the shutter 28 slides. The shutter28 slides on the bar 60 and straps 68 and 69. 68 is secured by screws orother means to the lugs 62 and 65, and the strap 69 is secured by screwsor other means to the lugs 63 and 66. Let into and fastened to theflange 67 is a bar 70 having a notch 71 in and five (more or less)ratchet teeth 72 on the inner longitudinal edge The bar 70 is on theright hand side thereof. of the cover 26. The strap 69 has 'a'forwardknock-01f lug 73 and a rear stop '74.

' On the top of the cover 26 are two longitudinally extending ribs 75having flaring inner sides to embrace the sides of the lower part of thehopper 21, and a transverse rib 76 having an inner'flarilng side tobearagainst said part of said hopper in front, when the drawer 2 is inplace, thus with thehopper cutting oif acc'ess from the outside to thecover opening 27 and The strap the shutter 28. There may also be anotherguard rib '77 in front of the rib 76. The right-handrib 75 may becontinued forward to meet the'rib 77.

Mounted on and secured by screws or other means to the top of the cover26, at the right of the guard ribs is a lock-stop block 78. This blockmight be integral with the cover, but it is preferred to make the sameseparate therefrom and secure it thereto with double sets of screws orby other means, because said block should be of such hard metal as torender it difficult to cut or otherwise remove a portion thereof.Further explanation in regard to this matter will subsequently be given.

The shutter 28 is substantially the same length as the cover 26, but hasa lip '79 at the rear end which extends upwardly behind said cover. Infront of the lip 79 slot 86 inthe cross-piece at the rear end of theshutter 28. When the drawer 2 is moved back in the case 1, the rear endof the shutter at opposite points adjacent to the ends of the slot 8,encounters two bosses 81 on the back side of said case, and bear on saidbosses until said drawer is removed from the case. An opening 82 in theback part of the shutter 28 is made to convert such part into a handlefor convenience in carrying the drawer with the cover and shutter. Ahole is made in the shutter cross-piece, which is between the openings29 and 82, to receive a pin 84. The object of this pin will presently beexplained. A spring 85 extends from a horizontal pin 86 projecting fromthe right-hand end of the cross bar 60 to a pin 87 projecting from theleft-hand side of the shutter 28. The spring 85 is of suflicientstrength only to maintain the shutter against its own weight in advancedposition, or rearwardly disposed to the full extent, with the backportion out of the cover. In the absence of the spring 85, the shutter,when unlatched and in an upright position, would drop down in the coverand trip the latch mechanism next to be described, as will presentlyappear.

Within the shutter 28, adjacent to the forward end and opening throughthe right-hand side thereof. is a horizontal passage 88 for a latch bolt89. A spring 99 is lccated in the passage 88, between the inner end ofsaid passage and the inner end of the bolt 89, and tends to force thelatter downwardly into contact with the bar 70 and engagement with theteeth 72 or the recessed part at 71. There is alongitudinal slot 91 inthe bottom of the passage 83 under the bolt 89, and a pin 92 extendsdownwardly from said bolt through said slot. The pin 92 is provided witha cover plate 93 for the bottom of the slot 91. A detent 94' for thebolt 89, has its inner end pivotally connected at 95 with the bottom ofthe shutter 28, and is provided in the front edge with a nctch 96 toreceive the pin 92 when said bolt is retracted agai the resiliency ofthe spring 90. The kneels-o f lug 73 is in the path of the outerterminal of e "1e detent. 95. A pin 97 depends from the bott. behind theouter terminal portion of the detent 95, and the stop 74 is in the pathof said pin.

The back side of the drawer 2 is cut down on 1 of the shutter:

the top in the center, represented at 98, to ac-' detent 94 is swung outof engagement with the pin 92, the bolt 89 is released to its spring andby the latter forced outwardly against the bar 70.

Before placing the cover 26 on and in the top of the drawer 2, with thelugs 5'7 in the openings 58 and the rear-end portion of the shutter 28in the recess 98, the latch bolt 89 is set, and the spring positionssaid shutter with the pin 97 against the stop 74, although that ismerely incidental, the principal object of said spring havinghereinbefore been set forth-see Figs. 14 and 17. Now, if the shutter 28be secured by means of the lock 19, the drawer 2 with its parts andmembers is ready to be placed in the case 1. When the drawer is shovedinto the case, the shutter is moved forward until the detent 94encounters the lug 73 and thereby caused to release the bolt 89 toitsspring, and the opening 29 is exactly under the opening 2'7, asillustrated in Figs. 6 and 15. Upon the withdrawal of the drawer fromthe case, the shutter is held (by means yet to be described) while saiddrawer is moving, and the bar 70 slides forward with the drawer untilthe pin 97 contacts with the stop 7 1, and by which time the outer endof the bolt 89 enters the notch 71, having clicked over the teeth 72,when the opening 27 is completely closed by the shutter, as shown inFig. 12. The bolt now prevents the shutter from being opened.

In the event the shutter 28 be prevented from completely closing theopening 2'7, as by the presence in said opening of some objectsurreptitiously or improperly introduced, the bolt 89 engages one of theteeth 72 and so prevents inward movement of the shutter to uncover moreof said opening, in which connection attention is called to Fig. 18.Without the teeth 72 the presence of an object, such as a strap, in theopenings 27 and 29 would prevent the shutter from closing fully and thebolt 89 from entering the notch 71, consequently said shutter could beopened wide as the drawer was removed from the case. With the shutterlocked in partially closed posi- 7 tion when delivered at the oiiice, itis immediately evident that someone has tampered with the parts;

The drawer 2, when closed and locked, is handled by means of theprotruding portion of the shutter 28, in fact said drawer is handled bythe same means before as well as after it is placed in the case 1. Owingto the somewhat rough usage the drawer receives after being taken out ofthe case, the bolt 89 is subjected to great strain, a strain thatsometimes breaks the bolt, and to prevent this I provide the pin 84. Assoon as the conductor or other authorized person removes the drawer fromthe case, he slips the pin 84 through hole 83 now located directly backof the rear edge of the cover 26, and said pin and edge take any blowsand the strain ofi of the bolt 89. The pin 84 may also be used after thelatch mecha nism has been set, in order to prevent the shutter frombeing moved, against the resiliency of the spring 85, into the cover.But in any event the pin 34 must be withdrawn before the drawer can beinserted in the case.

The latch mechanism constitutes part of the four point lock whichcontrols the removal of the drawer 2 from the case 1, and causes theshutter 28 to assume its closed and locked position. The other elementsof the four-point lock will next be described.

J ournaled in suitable bearings in the case 1, at the right-hand sidethereof, is a horizontal rock shaft 99. This shaft projects beyond thefront side of the case, and has mounted on and secured to suchprotruding terminal an operating lever 100, which extends upwardly andto the left from said shaft. Mounted on and secured to the shaft 99inside of the front of the case is a drawer-lock arm 101, also a stopand lock arm 102, the latter being part of the former and in the samevertical plane with the operating lever 33. Mounted on and secured tothe shaft 99 at the rear terminal is a shutter-lock arm 103. A spring104 has one end secured to the shaft 99, is wound around said shaft, andat the other end bears against the right-hand side of the case 1. Thespring 104 is thus arranged to rock the shaft 99 to the right.

The arm 101 extends downwardly from the shaft 99, and a horizontal stoppin is set in the front of the case 1 in the path of said arm to limitthe movement of the same and of the connected parts and members in thedirections imparted thereto by the spring 104. Normally the arm 101 isretained by the spring 104 in con-=- tact with the pin 105. When thelever 100 is swung downwardly it actuates the shaft 99 in the directionto swing the arm 101 to the right and into contact with the adjacentside of the case 1, and movement in this direction is limited by saidside.

The arm 102 extends upwardly from the shaft 99, and the unnotchedperiphery of the hub of the lever 33 is normally in the path of said armand prevents movement to the left of said shaft, but, when said lever isrocked, against the resiliency of the spring 4 1, to the left to openfully the inspection plates 30, the notch 16 is brought into position toreceive the outer terminal of the arm and thus enable said shaft to berocked, against the resiliency of the spring 10 1, in the direction toswing the arm 101 downwardlysee Fig. 17. Then the arm 101 is out of thepath of the block 78. At all other times the arm 101 5 is in the path ofthe block 78, it being assumed in this and the other condition that thedrawer 2 is in the case 1. First the lever 33 must be rocked and thenthe lever 100. Upon releasing these two levers their controlling springsrespectively return them and the connected parts and members to formerand initial or normal position. While the arm 102 is in the notch 46 thelever 33 is held thereby and the inspection plates prevented fromclosing. With the arm 102 in 5 normal position the lever 33 can be andis operated from time to time to open and close the inspection plates,and when so operated does no affect or act on any other mechanism.

While the arm 101 is in contact with the pin 105 the arm 103 is in anapproximately horizontal position, and extends to the left from theshaft 99 over the slot 80 in the shutter 28 when the latter is in place.When, however, the parts are actuated against the force of the spring 101, the arm 103 is swung down into the slot 80 behind the lip '79, asclearly shown in Figs. 10 and 11, and so prevents the shutter 28 frombeing drawn forward with the drawer 2 until released by said arm. Thearm 103 is swung up again to release 149 the shutter upon the reversemovement of the shaft 99.

While the arm 102 is in the notch 46 the inspection plates 30 are heldopen, as hereinbefore stated, consequently the shutter 28 can not bemoved to close the opening into the drawer 2 before whatever is on saidplates is dumped into said drawer.

In inserting the drawer 2, after setting the latch mechanism, the innerend of the block '78 159 encounters the arm 101 and makes it necessaryto rock the lever 33 and then the lever 100, both to the left, in orderto remove said arm from the path of said block. The lever should not beoperated until the drawer is far enough within the case to locate thelip 79 back of the arm 103 when the latter is swung down after saidlever is swung up. The drawer can now be pushed-into the case to thefull extent, the lever 100 and the lever 33 meanwhile being released.Upon the release of the lever 100 the arm 101 takes position in front ofthe block 78 and so prevents the drawer from being drawn outwardly. Thedrawer is finally secured with the lzey iock 13. p

The four-point lock consists of the lever 33, the arms 101, 102, and103, with the latch mech-. anism, and the associated and connected partsand members. Y

To withdraw the drawer 2 with the shutter 28 closed and looked, afterreleasing said drawer from the key lock 4-8, the operation is asfollows: The lever 33 is thrown into position to release the arm 102 byreason of the new positon of the notch 46, the lever 100 is pressed.downwardly to withdraw the arm 101 from in front of the block 78, and tolocate the free terminal of the arm 103 in. front of the lip 79, thedrawer is drawn outwardly, said block then passing and moving under saidsecond-named arm, and thereby retaining .j said third-named arm down infront of said lip,

until the block passes forward clear of the associated part. Then thearm 103 releases the shutter, but not before the drawer cover 26 movesforward a sufficient distance to close and secure with the latchmechanism said shutter, the bolt 89 being tripped by the time the drawerreaches its innermost position 'in the case.

The pin 84 may now be inserted in the hole 82 and the drawer carried tothe office where the cover 26 is released by the lock 49 and takenfromsaid drawer and the latch mechanism of the bolt 89 reset, the draweris emptied, and said cover is returned to place, and locked, when thedrawer is again ready to be returned to thecase.

Without operating the lever 33 the arm..101 can not be withdrawn from infront of the block 78, said arm can not be so withdrawn withoutoperating the arm 103, and the latchv mechanism is certain to beoperated by the withdrawal of the drawer because of the engagementbetween the arm 103 and the lip 79. Meanwhile thearm 102 is holding thelever 33 against the action of its spring, and the inspection plates 30are thereby prevented from closing. As soon as the lever "I 33 isreleased from the arm 102, the inspection plates are closed.

Should the latch mechanism be left without setting the lever 103 wouldcause said mechanism to be operated to securely fasten the shutter 28 inclosed positon, upon the removal of the drawer. In theevent the shutterwere tied or otherwise fastened in open position, the arm 103 wouldprevent full introduction of the drawer into the case. If the rear endof the cover 26 were blocked to prevent the same from closing downtightly on But in the latter case dependence need notbe placed solely onthe eye' or a measuring instrument, because the teeth 72 serve to lockthe shutter before, the bolt 89reaches the notch 71, and would do so ifsaid block were cut off in the manner just mentioned so that the arm 101becomes sooner released and the arm 103 too soon releases the shutter. l7

To prevent fishing objects out ofrthe observatory 5 with wire or stringI provide upper and underbaffie plates 106 and 107, respectively, eachhaving teeth 108 of special and peculiar. shape. These teeth havetheshape of arrow heads, they are arranged with their lateral points soclose together that, while a wire or string can pass in between them,'itis practically impossible ,to disengage the same therefrom laterally,and any object to. which the string or wire at the inner end may havebecome attached cannot be drawn up between said teeth.

The bafi'ie plate 106 has side brackets 109l09 fastened to oppositesides of the receiving hopper 11 in position to locate said plate at asteep incline from the back side of said hopper downwardly and forwardlyunder the opening at the top of the hopper. The teeth 108 of this plateare at the bottom.

To fa'cilitate'movement by gravity down the bafile plate 106 of objects(paper tickets more especially), said plate may be provided on the facethat receives said objects with longitudinally extending ribs 110. Theremay be four, more or less, of the ribs 110, and they are preferablystruck up out of the sheet metal of which the plate 107 is made.

The front side of the baiiie hopper 16 inclines downwardly andrearwardly'from above, and the bafile plate 107 is set in a slot in thebottom edge of said side, with the teeth 108 of said plate below saidedge, and the plate has at eachend an ear 107 outside of and .fastenedto the contiguous side of the hopper. The hopper 16 opens underneath thebaffle plate 106.

A tortuous course for, the coins; tokens, or tickets is thus afforded,and the bafile plates 106 and 107 are in offset relationship. Theobjects fall on the plate- 106, slide down the same and drop onto theinclined front side of the hopper, 16, and slide down said side intotheobservatory 5 and onto theinspection plates 30, unless said plates beopen, in which case the objects pass directly downinto the drawer 2.

Within the hopper 16 and supported from the backside thereof is abelllll.

J ournaled in suitable bearings at the bottom of the receiving hopper 11is a horizontal rock shaft 112, and journaled in bearing brackets113-113 that extend downwardly from said hopper into the hopper 16 is asecond rock shaft 114., The shafts 112 and. 114 are parallel with eachother and with the front and back sides-of the hoppers l1 and 16. Aregister 115, of the Veeder type, is fastened to a disc 116 secured tothe back side of the hopper 1.1 over an opening therein, and there is anopening in said disc through which to ob serve the register numerals'The register has an operating spindle 117 to which is adju'stablysecured a rock arm 118. Adjustably secured to the shaft 112 is a rockerarm 119, and a link 120 pivotally connects the free terminal of said armwith the free terminal of the arm 118.-

A bio 121 is also adjustablysecured to the shaft 112. A pawl 122 is'pivotally connected at 123 with the blocks 121,,but located in a slot inthelower end of said block, and normally held with its lower operatingend down in the path of a member (presently to be described) by means ofa spring 124, the movement of said pawl under the influence of saidspring being limited by the top of said slot. In Fig. 6 the top of theaforesaid slot is indicated by broken lines at 125. The upper end of thespring 124 is fastened to a pin 126 on the back side of the arm 121 nearthe top, and the lower end of said spring is fastened to the tail of thepawl 122. The member with which the pawl 122 cooperates is a hub 127mounted on and secured to the shaft 114, and having a tooth 128 whichsaid pawl is adapted to engage and release. A resilient arm 129 has oneterminal secured to the hub 127, and is provided at that terminal with ahammer 130 for the bell 111.

The spring 131 is fastened at the upper end to a pin 132 that projectsfrom the front side of the block 121 near the top, and the other end isfastened to a pin 133 that projects from the front of the hub 127.

' A stop arm 134 is rigidly attached to the shaft 114 and extendsrearwardly over a flange 135 that forms part of the hopper base 17. Theshaft 112 projects beyond its left-hand bearing and secured to thisprotruding part is an operating lever 136. The lever 136 extends in agenerally for- Warclly direction, and the movements of the same arelimited by a lug 137 that projects from the left-hand side of the base17 behind said lever when in depressed and normal position, and a lug138 that projects from the same side of said base above said lever tolimit the upward movement of the same.

The spring 131 tends to rock the shaft 112 to the right and the shaft114 to the left. The stop arm 134 while bearing at the rear end on theflange 135 limits the movement imparted by the spring 131 to the shaft114, and the stop 137 and the lever'136 limit the movement imparted bysaid spring to the shaft 112. The parts and members as thus disposed arein normal-positions, with the tooth 128 in the path of the pawl 122.

When the lever 136 is swung upwardly against the stop 138, the followingoperations take place resulting in advancing the register 115 one numberand causing the bell 111 to sound, the advancing of the register numberpreceding the sounding of the bell.

As the lever 136 is swung upwardly the shaft 112 is rocked in thedirection to carry the upper part of the block 121 rearwardly and withit the link 120, and said link imparts a rearward movement to the arm118 sufiicient in extent to cause the spindle 117 to operate theregister 115 and present to view through the opening in the disc 116 thenext higher number. At the same time the pawl 122 is carried forward bythe block 121, engages the tooth 128, and rocks the shaft 114 inthedirection to raise the arm 134 from the flange 135 and carry the hammer130 still farther away from thebell 111, it being understood that saidhammer is always out of contact with said bell except atthe instant ofstriking. the block 121 andthehub 127 are thus rocked in oppositedirections, the pins 132 and 133 are more widely separated and thespring 131 is placed under greater tension. Finally, after the registerhas been operated in the manner just explained, the pawl 122 passesclear of the tooth 128 and the spring 131 acts to rock the hub 127 quiteviolently in the opposite direction, whereby the resilient arm 129causes the hammer 130 to strike the bell 111. The movement of thestriking parts is limited by the arm 134 which 00 1 3 down onto theflange 135. The vibration afforded by the arm 129 is directlyresponsible for the blow which the hammer strikes on the bell, becausesaid arm when at rest supports the hammer a little distant from thebell, as previously observed.

Upon the release of the lever 136 the spring 131 rocks the block 121forwardly again at the upper end and rearwardly at the lower end, thelink 120 is drawn forwardly and with it the arm 118, thus disposing theregister mechanism in readiness for the presentation of the next highernumber, the pawl 122 moves back, clicking past the tooth 128 under theinfluence of the spring 124, into position to reengage said toothoperatively, and said lever is swung downwardly and rearwardly againstthe stop 137 ready to be moved and impart the next succeeding pulsationsto the register and bell hammer.

The lever 136 should be manipulated to operate the register and soundthe bell each time a fare is deposited in the receiving hopper 11.

For the purpose of making known any attempt to invert the fare box in aneffort to shake out through the top the objects on the inspection plates30, a tell-tale 139 and a support 140 are provided. The support 140consists of ahorizontal eye or ring having a shank set in the front ofthe baiile hopper 16 a short distance above the lower end and in thetransverse center thereof. The tell-tale is adapted to rest on thesupport or ring 140, and has a tail-piece 141 that extends down throughsaid ring when said tell-tale is in position. On top of the tell-tale isa small, undercut head 142. Set in the front of thehopper 16 directlyabove the center of the ring 140 is a stop pin 143.

The fare box is jolted up and down more or less, at which times thetell-tale 139 is projected upwardly and would be liable to leave thering 140 altogether were it not for the pin 143. In rising the tell-talestrikes against the lower end of the pin 143, before the tail-piece 141leaves the ring, and is thereby caused to drop down onto said ringagain. If the tell-tale were to fall completely out of the ring 140 atsuch times, its usefulness as a detector would be destroyed. In theevent the box be tipped to an extent sufficient to enable objects to beshaken out through the entrance to the reservoir hopper 11, the telltalefalls out of the ring, the pin 143 then being unable to prevent completedisengagement, and said tell-tale can not be replaced on said ring whilethe drawer 2 is in the case 1. Furthermore, the dislodged tell-tale musteventually pass down into the drawer, from which it can only be removedafter said drawer is withdrawn from the case, and the cover unlocked andtaken off.

A replacer for the tell-tale 139, suchas the implement illustrated inFigs. 4 and 5, may be furnished. This implement consists of a suitablybent shank 144 having at one end a finger 145 notched at 146 to receivethe small neck under the head 142 of the tell-tale.

To replace the tell-tale 139 with the replacer, the head 142 is slippedover the finger 145, the inspectionrplates 30 are opened and held open,the end of the rod 144 which is carrying said telltale is passed intothe case 2, from which the drawer has been removed, and up into the observatory 5 until the bottom of the tail-piece 141 is above the ring146, and said replacer is low ered to drop said tail-piece down throughand said. tell-tale onto said ring. When the tell-tale becomes engagedwith the ring the finger 145 is slipped from beneath the head 142 andwithdrawn with the rod 144 from the box.

It is now clear that at practically all points attempts to interferewith the regular and proper functioning of the fare box and operation ofits movable parts and members will either fail or be discovered.

The manner in which the fare box is used and the complete operation ofthe movable parts of said box have already been so fully described thatfurther explanation is deemed to be unnecessary.

I claim:

l. The combination, in a fare box, wi h a case, a discharge hopper insaid means to open and close the entrance to said hopper, a drawerreceivable in said case, a cover for said drawer, said cover having anopening therein, beneath said hopper, and being provided with a lockblock, and a sliding shutter in said cover adapted to open and closesaid opening, and having a projection at the rear end, of latchmechanism carried by said shutter and adapted tobe engaged with and bereleased from said cover, a lever to actuate said opening and closingmeans for said hopper, a member normally located in the path of saidblock, and a member operable therewith normally located out of the pathof said projection movable. nto said path, a member controlling saidfirs and second-named members and itself controlled by the po tion ofsaid lever, whereby said firstand second-named members are retained innormal position by lever when the latter is in normal position and saidopening and closing means is in closed peel-- tion, and to be releasedby said lever when operated to open said means, an operating lever forsaid three members;

2.. The combination, in a fare box, with a case, a discharge hopper insaid case, means to open and close the entra cc to said hopper, a drawerreceivable in said case, a cover for said drawer, saidcover having anopening therein beneath said hopper, and being provided with a lockblock, anda sliding shutter-in said cover adapted to open and close saidopening, and having a projection at the rear. end, or" latch mechanismcarried by said shutter and adapted to be engaged with and be releasedfrom said cover, a lever to actuate said opening and closing means forsai hopper, a member. normally locatedin the path of said block, and amember operable therewith normallylocated out of the path of saidprojection but movable into said path, a member controlling said firstand second-named members and itself controlled by the position of saidlever, whereby said first and second-named members are re tained innormal position by said lever when the latter is in normal position andsaid ope; -ng and closing means is in closed position, and to bereleased by said lever and engage and lock the same when operated toopen said means, and an op crating lever for said three members.

3. The combination, in a fare box, with a a delivery hopper insaid case,opening olosing means for saidhopper, said means consisting in part of anotched operating lever, yielding means normally to retain saidfirst-named in closed position, a shaft journaled in said case andprovided with arms and with an operating lever, of a drawer receivablein'said case, a cover for said drawer having an opening therein neathsaid hopper, and provided with a lock block, a sliding shutter in saidcover, and provided with latch mechanism to be engaged with and releasedfrom said cover, and having a projecting member at the rear end,yielding means normally to retain one or" said in the path of saidblock, another of said arms out of the path of said projecting member,said firstmamed lever when in normal position being in the path of thethird but when out of such position receiving said third arm in thenotch in said firstnamed lever, whensaid second-named lever can beactuated. to remove said first arm from the path of said block and movesaid second arm into the path of said projecting member.

2. The combination, in a fare box, with a case, a delivery hopper insaid case, opening and closing means for said hopper, said meansconsisting inpart of a notched operating lever, yielding means normallyto retain said first-named means closed position, a shaft journaled insaid case and provided with arms and with an operating lover, of adrawer receivable in said case,'acover for drawer having an openingtherein bene to said hopper, and provided with a lock block,

a sliding shutter in said cover, and provided with when saidsecond-named lever can be swung to rsnove said first arm from the pathof said block and move said second arm into the path of said projectingmember, and itself to be locked until said second-named lever isreleased to its yielding means.

5. The combination in a fare boX, with an inspection-plate opening andclosing lever having a notch therein, of a drawer-locking and releasn'ienber, and a member rigidly connected with said first-named member, andadapted to be retained in one position by an unnotched part of saidlever, and permitted to move into another position. when said lever ismoved to locate said notch in position to receive said second-namedmember.

6. The combination, in a fare box, with an inspectio11-plate opening andclosing lever having a notch therein, of a drawer-locking andreleasmember, and a member rigidly connected with said first-namedmember, and adapted to be retained in one position by an unnotched partof said lever, and permitted to move into another position when saidlever is moved to locate said notch in position to receive saidsecond-named member, said notch and said second-named memher being sorelatively shaped and arranged that said lever is locked while saidfirst-named member is in said notch.

7. The combination, with a fare-box drawer, and a cover for said drawer,said cover having an opening therein, and being provided with a serratedpart, of a shutter,slidingly'arranged in said cover to open and closesaid opening, a pg-pressed latch carried by said shutter. in position toengage the serrated portion of part and loci: said shutter to said coveragainst movement in one direction when said latch is in engagement withany of said serrations and a spring connected to said cover andshuttertending to urge said shutter in an opposite direction. 8. Thecombination, in a fare box, with a case, a funnel-shaped member mountedon said case and extending into the same, a discharge hopper mounted insaid case below said member, the latter on two sides projecting inwardlyover contiguous edges of said hopper, shafts journaled in said hopper,and inspection plates rigidly connected with said shafts in position tobe limited in their upward movement by said projecting parts, ofyielding means normally to retain said plates in contact with saidprojecting parts, when the plates are in closed position, and means toactuate said shafts in the directions to swing said plates downwardlyinto open position.

9. The combination, in a fare cox, of a case, a discharge hopper in saidcase, shafts journaled in said hopper, inspection plates mounted on andsecured to said shafts, means to limit the upward movement of saidplates when they assume a horizontal position, an operating levermounted on and secured to one of said shafts, an arm mounted on andsecured to the other of said shafts, an intermediately arranged lever, alink connecting said firstand second-named levers, a link connectingsaid arm and said secondnamed' lever, and a spring arranged to act onsaid levers, arm, and links to actuate them in the direction to closesaid plates and normally to retain them in closed position.

10. The combination, in a fare box, with a case, a discharge hopper insaid case, inspection plates arranged to open and close said hopper, andoperating mechanism for said plates, said mechanism being spring pressedto retain said plates normally in closed position, and consisting inpart of a lever having a notch therein, of drawer-locking and releasingmechanism comprising a shaft journaled in said case, a lock arm securedto said shaft and having a part in the path of which is said lever whennormally disposed, but said part being receivable in said notch whensaid lever is abnormally disposed, a stop projecting from said case intothe path of said arm to check the same when moved into locking position,and a spring arranged normally to retain said arm against said stop.

11. The combination, in a fare box, with a case, a discharge hopper insaid case, inspection plates arranged to open and close said hopper, andoperating mechanism for said plates, said mechanism being spring pressedto retain said plates normally in closed position, and consisting inpart of a lever having a notch therein, of drawerlocking and releasingmechanism comprising a shaft journaled in said case, a lock arm securedto said shaft and having a part in the path of which is said lever whennormally disposed, but said part being receivable in said notch whensaid lever is abnormally disposed, a stop projecting from said case intothe path of said arm to check the same when moved into locking position,and a spring arranged normally to retain said arm against said stop, theshape and arrangement of said part and said notch being such that, whensaid part is in said notch, said lever is held against the action of itsspring.

12. The combination in a fare boX of, a case, a drawer receivabletherein below a hopper in said case, a cover, a shutter movable in saidcover, the said cover and shutter being provided with openingstherethrough, a pair of shafts rotatable in said casing carrying a pairof in spection plates, an operating lever on one of said shafts andconnections between said shafts, another shaft rotatable in said case,arms on said shaft for lying in front of parts on said cover and shutteralternately accordingly as the said opposite sides of the hoppercarrying inspection 7 plates, an operating lever for one of said shaftsand connections between said shafts, a spring acting on said connectionsto yieldingly hold said lever in normal position wherein the plates arein inspection position, a third shaft journalled in said case, separatearms on said shaft angularly disposed for alternately lying in front ofparts on said cover and shutter accordingly as the shaft is oscillatedbetween certain positions, a lever for oscillating said last named shaftindependently of said pair of shafts, engageable parts associated withsaid first-named lever and one of said arms to permit movements of saidthird shaft only when said first named lever is moved away from itsnormal position. 1

14. The combination in a fare box of, a case having a drawer slidabletherein and a hopper thereabove, a cover for said drawer provided with ashutter, a pair of shafts rotatable in said case at opposite sides ofthe hopper carrying inspection plates, an operating lever for one ofsaid shafts and connections between said shafts, a spring acting on saidconnections to yieldingly hold said lever in normal position wherein theplates are in inspection position, a third shaft journalled in said.case, separate arms on said shaft angularly disposed for alternatelylying in front of parts on said cover and shutter accordingly as theshaft is oscillated between certain positions, a lever for oscillatingsaid last-named shaft independently of said pair of shafts, engageableparts associated with said first-named lever and one of said arms topermit movements of said third shaft only when said first named lever ismoved away from its normal position, the said connections including alever pivoted in said casing and links pivoted at one end to oppositeends of said lever and at their other ends to said firstnamed lever andto an arm on the other of said pair of shafts.

15. The combination in a fare box of a case having an opening in aforward wall thereof, a drawer receivable therein, a forward wall ofsaid rawer adjacent its upper side being provided with spaced openingstherethrough and a cover for said drawer having parts receivable in saidopenings when in place on said drawer whereby said parts are visiblewhen the drawer is inserved in said openingto indicate that said coveris in place on said drawer.

16. The combination in a fare box of 'a case having an opening in aforward wall thereof, a drawer receivable therein, a forward wall ofsaid drawer adjacent its upper side being provided with an openingtherethrough and a cover for said drawer having a part receivablein saidopening when in place on said drawer whereby said part is visible whenthe drawer is inserted in said opening to indicate that said cover is inplace on said drawer.

SAMUEL J. BELL.

